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| Frequent voiding at night. |
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| The process of taking food into the body to maintain life. |
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| An abbreviation for a Latin term which means "nothing by mouth." A sign reading NPO is usually put at the head or foot of the patent's bed when he is not to take anything by mouth. |
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| The several processes by which the body takes in and uses food. |
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| An instrument the doctor uses to look inside a patient's eye. |
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| Anything that is oral has to do with the mouth. Examples are eating and speaking. |
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A part of the body made of several types of tissue grouped together to perform a certain function. Examples are the heart, stomach and lungs.
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| The medical specialty that covers the treatment of broken bones deformities, or diseases that attack the bones, joints and muscles. |
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| Inability to breathe lying down. |
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| An instrument the doctor uses to look inside a patient's ear. |
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| In the human body, oxidation happens when food is combined with oxygen to create energy. |
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| Equipment used in the health care institution to provide large amounts of extra oxygen for a patient. |
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| Loss of the ability to move a part or all of the body. |
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| paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. |
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| Refers to a method of bringing substances into the body by some way other than the mouth, e.q. intravenous feeding. |
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| Disease-causing bacteria. |
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| A mechanical device like a swinging seat used for lifting a patient into and out of such equipment as the hospital bed, bath tub, or wheelchair. |
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| The space for one patient including the hospital bed, bedside table, chair and other equipment. The patient unit may be a private room, a semi -private room or a multiple bed unit. |
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| An instrument used by the doctor to test a patent's reflexes by tapping the body at certain places. |
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| An artificial body part. There are prostheses for legs, arms, hands, feet, breasts, eyes and teeth. |
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| Mental disorders related to psychological causes rather than organic brain damage. |
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| The rhythmic expansion and contraction of the arteries caused by the beating of the heart. |
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| Paralysis of both the upper and lower parts of the body. |
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| The pulse at a person's wrist. |
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| Restoration of the handicapped person to his maximum remaining capacity physicaly, mentally, socially, spiritually and vocationally. |
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| The body process of breathing. |
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| The group of body organs that carry on the body function of respiration. The system brings oxygen into the body and eliminates carbondioxide. |
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| Lower part of large intestine. |
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| Stiffening of a person's body and limbs shortly after death. |
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| Schizophrenia (split personality) |
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| Mental disorder marked by loss of contact with reality. Thought speech and behavior will be very strang or bizarre. |
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| These organs make it possible for us to be aware of the outside world and us through the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. |
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| A severe infection of the blood. Usually called blood poisoning. |
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| These organs make it possible for us to be aware of the outside world and us through the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. |
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| A severe infection of the blood. Usually called blood poisoning. |
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| A state of collapse resulting from reduced blood volume and blood pressure, usually caused by severe injuries such as hemorrhage or burns on many parts of the body. Shock may also result from an emotional blow. |
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| Objective evidence of disease. Signs can be observed by a trained person such as a doctor or nurse. Vital signs are special signals that doctors and nurses always look for in a patient These are the patient's temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure. |
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| the bones and connections between them that probivide the framework for the body. |
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| An apparatus for taking a patient's blood pressure. Also called a blood pressure cuff. |
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| One of the main organs of the nervous system. The spine is another name for the human backbone. The spinal cord is inside the spine and carries massages from the brain to other parts of the body, and from parts of the body back to the brain. |
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| A thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to keep an injured part of the body such as a broken bone in place. |
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| Bacteria which have formed hard shells around themselves for protection. Spores can be destroyed only by sterilization. |
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| One type of infection found in health care institutions. Antibiotic drugs are used to fight staph infections. |
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| The process of destroying all microorganisms including spores. |
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| An intrument that allows one to listen to various sounds in the patient's body such as the heartbeat or breathing sounds. |
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| A mouth or small opening artificially created. |
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| a sudden and severe attack. Strokes caused by damage to the blood vessels in the brain are sometimes called cerebrovascular accidents. |
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| Unconscious but can be aroused. |
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An evidence of disease or disorder or condition.
A subjectives symptom is one that is raised by the patient. |
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| A group of organs acting together to carry out one or more body functions. |
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| Rapid heart rate, over 100 beats per minute. |
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| A measurement of the amount of heat in the body at a given time. The normal body temperature for an adult is 98.6 F |
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| Tough cords of connective tissue of disease. Something that helps heal. |
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| Special equipment used to lower or raise a patient's body temperature. Or hypothermia blanket. |
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| An instrument used for measuring body temperature. |
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| A group of cells of the same type. |
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| An abbreviation for temperature,pulse and respiration. Taking a patient's TPR is measuring these three vital signs. |
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An organ of the repiratory system. It is located in the throat are. It's called the windpipe.
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| A surgical procedure to make an artificial opening in a person's neck connectiong his trachea with the outside. |
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| Equipment for pulling and stretching parts of the patient's body by using pulleys and weights. Traction is sometimes used to keep broken bones properly lined up while they are healing. |
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| A metal bar suspended over the bed. It is used by a patient to help him raise or move his body more easily. |
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| Refers to damage to the body caused by injury, wound or shock. Sometimes used to refer to mental disturbances caused by emotional shock. |
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| A growth in or on the body. Begin tumors grow slowly and may usually be surgically removed. Malignant tumors grow wildly and are sometimes called cancer. They often are a threat to a person's health and life. |
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| Reversible beds used in the care of patients with certain orthopedic conditions. |
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| Not aware of knowing ; deprived of awareness. |
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| An abnormal swelling of the veins especially the veins in the legs. |
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| A blood vessel that carries blood from parts of the body back to the heart. |
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The lover two chambers of the heart. They are side by side.
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| Microscopic living parasitic agent that can cause infectious diseases. |
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| To empty urinary bladder. |
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| Bringing up stomach contents through mouth (emesis) |
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| The external female genitalia. |
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